Freestyle Media

About Freestyle Media

Weekly podcasts, all for the sport we love.

Publisher

Helen Gorman, Joe Malone

Category

news · sports · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jul 2022

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

208 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   #207: From Sprinters to Distance Swimmers: Planning the Perfect Masters Training Camp with Mike Hodgson

   How do you plan a training camp that caters for everyone, from 50m sprinters to open water swimmers? Julie Howe chats to Mike Hodgson from Woking Swimming Club - he has tackled that challenge four times, organising the club’s training camp in Cyprus. Mike shares what he learned from getting it wrong in year one, how he structures training for such a diverse squad, and why race-pace work becomes a key focus in the four weeks leading up to the National Masters Short Course Championships in Shef...

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   #206: More Strength, Less Time: Nathan Oxford on S&C for Masters Swimmers

   How much can you really achieve in the gym if you only have 40 minutes a week? Strength and conditioning coach Nathan Oxford works with some of the best Masters swimmers in the world, helping them make their time in the gym count. In this episode, Nathan shares practical advice for fitting effective strength and conditioning around a busy schedule - from fundamental movement patterns and supersets to making training more specific to your events. We look at how a small, consi...

3. 

   28 Sept 2026

   #205: From Cardiac Arrest to Loch Ness with Nick Parkes & Rebecca Lennon

   Nick Parkes shares the remarkable story of his return to swimming after suffering a cardiac arrest at the National Open Water Championships in 2023. Clinically dead for around 20 minutes, Nick has since dedicated a series of fundraising challenges to the air ambulance service that helped save his life. Now he has taken on his biggest challenge yet: swimming the full 22.5 miles of Loch Ness. Nick completed the epic swim in the dark, cold waters of the loch with fellow Masters swimmer and docto...

Who has been a guest on Freestyle Media

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Simon Ward
• Alex Thurston
• Helen Sadler
• Barry Murphy
• Michael Gunning

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

5,847

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

18 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

78

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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